Gabonese legislative election, 2006

Gabonese legislative election, 2006

Legislative elections were held in Gabon on 17 December 2006 [http://www.angelfire.com/ma/maxcrc/elections.html] (even though seven seats were only decided on 24 December 2006 due to logistical problems).

The Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) of President Omar Bongo won 82 seats, with other parties who support him winning another seventeen seats, among them the National Woodcutters' Rally of Paul M'ba Abessole with seven seats (M'ba Abessole himself lost his seat, being defeated by the prime minister, Jean Eyeghe Ndong [http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=495960 "Media predicts waning popularity for Gabonese opposition leader"] , AngolaPress, December 20, 2006.] ), the Democratic and Republican Alliance with three seats, the Circle of Reformist Liberals with two seats and the Social Democratic Party with one seat.

Opposition parties won seventeen seats: the Union of the Gabonese People won eight seats, the Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development four, the Gabonese Progress Party two seats, the Congress for Democracy and Justice one seat, the African Forum for Reconstruction one seat and the National Woodcutters Rally-Kombila one seat.

Independents won four seats. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6202995.stm "Bongo's party wins Gabon election"] , BBC News, December 22, 2006.] [ [http://www.infosplusgabon.com/article.php3?id_article=921 "Proclamation officielle des résultats des élections législatives par la Cour constitutionnelle"] , InfoPlus Gabon. fr icon]

In 20 constituencies, the results were annulled by the Constitutional Court because of problems with fraud and logistics, and the election was held again in these constituencies on June 10 2007. Turnout was reported to be low. [ [http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20070610220323134C636547 "Poll re-run draws few voters in Gabon"] , Reuters ("IOL"), June 11, 2007.] The PDG won in 11 of these constituencies, with its allies winning a further six, the opposition winning two and an independent winning one. [ [http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20070613220621178C763057 "Gabon's ruling party increases hold on power"] , AFP ("IOL"), June 14, 2007.]

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